Technical data

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Satellite Filter
Thesatellitesinsuchasystemcanbedrivenfullrangeorwitha85Hzhighpassas
recommended by Dolby® laboratories for use in surround setups. Recommenda-
tion:IfpossiblegowiththemainsignaltotheSub20rstandconnectyoursatellitestothe
Sub20output,beitXLRsymmetricalorRCAasymmetrical.Topreventthesatellitesfrom
the low frequencies in most cases leads to a better sound from your satellites, as they do
nothavetodeliverthebigamplitudes.Oftenclarityanddynamicrangeofthesespeakers
areimprovedthatway.
Attention! If you switch the filter in or out, it often becomes necessary to switch the
phase as well - try it out please!
Sub Level:
InputSensitivitycontrolfrom-60dBto+6dBrelativeto775mVwhenusedvia
thesymmetricalXLRinputorrelativeto250mVwhenusedviatheasymmetrical
Cinch(RCA)input.
Sub Filter:
Theupperfrequencylimitoftheunitisvariableandcanbesettoanyvalue
between50and150Hz.The85Hzmarkerindicatestherecommendationof
Dolby®labsforsurroundsoundsettings.Inpracticeaslightlylowercrossover
frequencydeliverstighterbassresponse,fortypicalnear-mideldmonitorswerecommend
a12or11clockposition,meaning70to75Hzasupperlimitor,tobemoreexact,-3dBpoint
in the frequency response.
Pleasenote:thesesettingsdonothaveaprecisecharacter,asdifferentsatellitesanddifferent
roomacousticsleadtoresultsthatcannotbeforeseen.Inthemajorityofcasesthereisthe
dangerofboominess,ifyoutakethesamesay85Hzforboththesatelliteandthesubwoofer.
Somewhatsmallervaluesforthesubleadtotighterandbettercontrolledbassresponse.
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